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Es scheint z.Zt. kaum möglich, vernünftige Angaben zur Geschichte von Gnidrolog aufzuspüren. Den CD-Bonustracks von "In spite of Harry's toenail" nach zu urteilen wird die Band irgendwann Ende der 60-er in England gegründet worden sein. Die ungewöhnliche Instrumentierung, mit Cello und diversen Blasinstrumenten, zeigte die Vorliebe der Band für schräge, dissonante, oder klassisch inspirierte Klänge, die viele Ähnlichkeiten mit Gentle Giant, oder Gryphon aufweisen. Während auf dem Debütalbum, "In spite of Harry's toenails" noch die eben angedeutete Originalität überwiegte, zeigte das Zweitwerk "Lady Lake" neben Progelementen auch allzu ausgeprägte Neigung zu Mainstream-Rock. Wegen des Flötenspiels von Nigel Pelgrum wird die Band oft mit Jethro Tull verglichen. Nach zwei Studioalben war dann erst einmal Schluß. 1999 kam es zu einem Comeback von Gnidrolog. Das hatte ein Studioalbum mit neuem Material und die Veröffentlichung eines Konzertes von 1972 zur Folge.

Stewart Goldring - lead guitar
Colin Goldring - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, recorder, tenor sax, horn, harmonica
Nigel Pegrum - percussion, flute, oboe, piano
John Earle - soprano, tenor, baritone saxes, flute, vocals
Peter "Mars" Cowling - bass guitar, cellos
Charlotte Fendrich - piano
Rick Kemp - bass guitar, backing vocals
Chris Lloyds - backing vocals
Nessa Glen - Hammond organ, bowed glass samples, kalimba, keyboards, harpsichord, keyboard sitar

Discography

In Spite of Harry's Toenail (1972)
Lady Lake (1972)
Live 1972 (1999)
Gnosis (1999)
History WIKIpedia
The band was founded in 1969 by twin brothers Colin and Stewart Goldring, who were joined by drummer Nigel Pegrum from Spice (the band that would later evolve into Uriah Heep), Peter "Mars" Cowling on bass, John Earle on vocals, and Charlotte Fendrich on piano. They came up with the strange band name by reversing and slightly rearranging the brothers' surname. In May 1972, the British music magazine NME reported that Gnidrolog was to appear at the Great Western Express Lincoln Festival on 26 May that year. Other acts to perform in the Giants of Tomorrow marquee included Budgie, Skin Alley, Tea & Sympathy, John Martyn, and Warhorse.[1] In 1972, Gnidrolog released both their first and second albums, In Spite of Harry's Toe-Nail and Lady Lake, before disbanding due to a lack of commercial success. Despite having played gigs with fairly well known bands such as Colosseum, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Wishbone Ash, Soft Machine, and Magma in their brief career, they have always remained relatively obscure.

Cowling began working with Pat Travers in 1975, and was able to achieve a respectable amount of success during his long relationship with Travers.

After disbanding, Nigel Pegrum joined Steeleye Span, while the Goldring brothers formed the punk rock band the Pork Dukes in 1976, and later went on to do session work, as did other members. After a break of twenty seven years they got back together in 1999, and released their third studio album entitled Gnosis in 2000.
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